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The Narcissist’s 5 Love Languages – And How They Use Them to Control You

Here's how narcissists really use the five love languages to exploit and manipulate you.

Shahida Arabi, MA
Apr 6, 2023
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If you are in a relationship with a narcissist, it is important to consider that many of the love languages become “hate” languages – ways for narcissists to exercise their excessive sense of entitlement, lack of empathy, cruelty, and contempt toward their loved ones.

Click here to read my article on what the five love languages can look like when the narcissist is the one employing them in a toxic relationship.

While learning about the five love languages can be a valuable way to better understand expressions of love in relationships, it is worth exploring how narcissistic individuals can use love languages differently to influence and exploit others. For the narcissist, love languages are often misused in subversive and sinister ways, tainted by manipulation and mistreatment.

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